Category Archives: Cooking

All throughout the winter I use up the pumpkins and winter squash we’ve either grown or purchased. Winter squash/Pumpkins need to be stored in a cool, dry place. Even with optimum conditions, your winter squash and pumpkins will start to … Continue reading →

How To Thaw The Turkey
How To Brine A Turkey
How To Roast A Turkey
Tips For The Perfect Turkey
The Children’s Table – ideas!
Thanksgiving Lists – what to do and when
Dressing and Stuffing … Continue reading →

Here are all my daily lists for preparing for Thanksgiving. I’ve gathered them together from all over this site so you can use them if you want to. The lists start on Friday, November 18th and go through Thanksgiving Day, … Continue reading →

Here is another recipe from the cookbook of my Great-grandmother. BTW, her name was Kate Dwyer. My oldest daughter is named after her; Kathryn.
This is her recipe for pumpkin pie. In my family, the regular kind of pumpkin pie (you … Continue reading →

My whole family loves this stuff. Do your children eat Ranch on everything like mine do? Then this is something you should think about making.
The Worcestershire sauce makes the dressing look kind of ivory in color, not pure white like … Continue reading →

I’ve been brining our Thanksgiving turkey for about 6 years now. It makes a delicious, tender, juicy bird. And its not difficult to do! Here are instructions and some brine recipes for you to use this year.
To brine a turkey … Continue reading →

These mixes are easy to make and store. I prefer to buy ingredients and make things like mixes myself instead of paying someone else to make them. Plus, you can determine what goes in to your mixes, you don’t need … Continue reading →

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Welcome to The Christian Homekeeper. I'm really glad you stopped by. I love the Lord and I love His Word. My goal is to offer some words of encouragement and build up your desire to know Him better and to share old fashioned information that is helpful. I've been online since 1996 with first a web site and now a blog. I enjoy hearing from you in the comments and you can find me on Facebook and Twitter as well.